At the last Albany budget meeting, County lawmakers had lots of questions about County Executive Dan McCoy’s proposals for his 2014 staff.

That included inquiries about Christine Quinn, the former deputy county executive who returned to work two months after her arrest on a felony drug charge; Mary Rozak, McCoy’s spokeswoman, who is up for a nearly $15,000 raise in the proposed budget; and the work of two investigators, whose responsibilities have expanded into duties usually reserved for law enforcement agencies.

From the story:

Democrat Lucille McKnight said she was “shocked” when she heard Quinn had returned to work for the same pay even though the criminal case against her is not resolved. “That was problematic for a lot of people I think,” said McKnight in an interview.

Chairman Shawn Morse felt differently about Quinn. “She went to great lengths to fix the problems in her life,” said Morse in an interview. “I believe in second chances.”

Morse was instead irked by a nearly $15,000 raise for Mary Rozak, Day McCoy’s spokesperson, which would bring Rozak’s salary to $82,500.

“Let’s put her in position where she promotes the county of Albany instead of position to write press releases saying the county legislature is dysfunctional,” said Morse to members of the executive office. “It’s ironic you think I’d vote to pay her more.”